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Household of Thomas Willis (born 1818, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Willis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willis, born in 1818 in Laughton, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Edwin (born 1845 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), George (born 1858 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England), Eliza (born 1855 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and James (born 1881 in Battersea, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Lodger, Maria (born 1812 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and Thomas's Nephew, Thomas (born 1870 in Westminster, Middlesex, England).


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Thomas Willis's household

Male

Thomas

Willis

Head
Male

Edwin

Willis

Son
Male

George

Willis

Son
Female

Eliza

Bussicott

Daughter
Male

James

Bussicott

Son
Female

Maria

Clark

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Wilson

Nephew
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willis
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Laughton, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willis

Head

Widower

63

1818

Laughton, Essex, England

Edwin

Willis

Son

Single

36

1845

Camberwell, Surrey, England

George

Willis

Son

Single

23

1858

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Bussicott

Daughter

Widow

26

1855

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

James

Bussicott

Son

Single

0

1881

Battersea, Middlesex, England

Maria

Clark

Lodger

Single

69

1812

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Wilson

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Westminster, Middlesex, England

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